Nelson Mandela Quotes About Life
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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
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Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious possessions. They deserve what happiness life can offer.
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If our expectations, if our fondest prayers and dreams, are not realized then we should all bear in mind that the greatest glory of living lies not in never falling but in rising every time you fall.
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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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It always seems impossible until its done.
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I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
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Love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
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Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of building better lives.
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In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education... But internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one's development as a human being. Honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, pure generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve others - qualities which are within easy reach of every soul - are the foundation of one's spiritual life.
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The process of illusion & disillusionment is part of life and goes on endlessly.
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When those in power deny you of freedom the only path to freedom is power
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Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.
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Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold
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One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself.
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Poverty is not natural; it is man-made
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Nelson Mandela
- Born: July 18, 1918
- Died: December 5, 2013
- Occupation: Former President of South Africa
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